It's a little weird to wrap your head around becau

It's a little weird to wrap your head around because yes, every buy is a sell and vice-versa... I confirmed these particular trades with a broker at TDA...

I think about it like this...  When you go to buy shares, you are buying them from the MM @ a BID price you set or the market bid. The same thing when you sell. Keep in mind your brokers job is SUPPOSED to be to try and get you the best price possible for you on either trade, that's what you are paying them for. I have seen them get me good deals both ways sometimes... sometimes not... Most do try.

If you are a buyer and your trade executes anywhere between the BID you set (hopefully below if you're lucky!) and the ASK price, it's logged or booked as a BUY.

Alternately, if you are a seller and your trade executes anywhere at or above the ASK price you set (hopefully above if you're lucky!) or the market ASK, it's logged as a SELL.

Although both are both!!!! lol..... 

Hope this helps ATF!!!